Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 1 in 36 children and is associated with physiological abnormalities, most notably mitochondrial dysfunction, at least in a subset of individuals. This systematic review and meta-analysis discovered 204 relevant articles which evaluated biomarkers of mitochondrial dysfunction in ASD individuals. Significant elevations (all p < 0.01) in …
Greetings, MAPS Community, During the recent Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS) conference in the Spring of 2024, I had the privilege of presenting on Screen Addiction and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, which has been the focus of my research and clinical practice. Specifically, I discussed how excessive screen use can exacerbate symptoms across various neuropsychiatric …
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